GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 197

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 197

1961) The fertile soils of the prairie province of_____ make up four fifths of Canada's farmland.
A) Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec
B) British Columbia Yukon, Quebec
C) Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec
D) Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewn

Answer: Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewn
   
1962) Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
A) Russia
B) Estonia
C) Lithuania
D) Poland

Answer: Poland
   
1963) Match the following
List I (Sea)      List II (Country)
A. Black Sea      1. Bulgaria
B. Red Sea      2. China
C. Yellow Sea      3. Eritrea
D. Caspian Sea      4. Kazakhstan Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 4 2 3
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 1 3 2 4
D) 2 4 1 3

Answer: 1 3 2 4
   
1964) Assertion (A) Pollutants pour into the Mediterranean Sea from urban industrial districts in Europe, Africa and South West Asia.
Reason (R) The Mediterranean, almost totally enclosed by land, cannot cleanse itself by flushing wastes into the ocean
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: A is true. but R is false
   
1965) Which one of the following does not border Panama?
A) Costa Rica
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Colombia
D) Venezuela

Answer: Venezuela

1966) Assertion (A) The Japanese eat a lot of fish.
Reason (R) There is not enough farmland to keep cattle for meat or dairy produce.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1967) Tsugaru strait is in between 4
A) Hokkaido and Honshu
B) Kyushu and Ryukyus
C) Honshu and Shikoku
D) Kyushu and Shikoku

Answer: Hokkaido and Honshu
   
1968) Identify the wrong statement.
1. The Western half of Australia is formed of ancient rocks.
2. Mt Kosciusko is Australia's highest place.
3. The most adaptable tree genus In Australia is the Eucalyptus.
4. Australia is the oldest, lowest, flattest and driest continent of the world.
A) only 1
B) 1 and 4
C) Only 2
D) None of the above

Answer: None of the above
   
1969) Identify the wrong statement.
A) Humid soils are confined to the coastal areas from Cape York to Tasmania along the Eastern coast
B) The humid soils are in general podzolic in nature
C) The red loams, calbd Krasnozams are most fertile soils of Australia
D) Krasnozems. developed on basaltic rocks. with concentrations of ferric oxide. are most infertile soils in Australia

Answer: Krasnozems. developed on basaltic rocks. with concentrations of ferric oxide. are most infertile soils in Australia
   
1970) Which one of the following cities (they were in the news in recent times) is not correctly matched with its country?
A) Salamanca : Spain
B) Cannes : Italy
C) Cancun : Mexico
D) Bruges : Belgium

Answer: Cannes : Italy